Bristol bands

• Features / in photos

  In photos: Outer Town 2026

  East Bristol's multi-venue festival of DIY music and indie venues celebrated its fifth birthday

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• News / Dot to Dot

  Full Dot to Dot festival lineup drops

  A slew of Bristol bands have been added to the multi-venue festival lineup

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• Music / new releases

  The year in music: Bristol’s releases in 2025

  All this year's releases from the grassroots: put these Bristol bangers on your Christmas playlist

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• Music / bristol music

  ‘Music lets us say what we want’ – Creativity, sub-cultures and keeping Bristol’s scene weird

  Punk band STAR RATS are thriving in the underground and intend to keep it alive and kicking

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• Music / new releases

  Four new tracks and one album to rock out to

  Rock music is having a moment in Bristol

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